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Household of John Morrison (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Morrison and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Morrison, born in 1830 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Morrison, born in 1835 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1860 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1861 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Lang, born in 1836 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Morrison's household

Male

John

Morrison

Head
Female

Janet

Morrison

Wife
Male

John

Morrison

Son
Female

Ellen

Morrison

Daughter
Male

William

Morrison

Son
Male

Robert

Morrison

Son
Male

Alexander

Morrison

Son
Female

Jane

Morrison

Daughter
Male

David

Morrison

Son
Male

William

Lang

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Morrison

Head

Married

51

1830

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Morrison

Wife

Married

46

1835

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Morrison

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Morrison

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Morrison

Son

-

12

1869

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Morrison

Son

-

10

1871

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Morrison

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Morrison

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Lang

Boarder

Unmarried

45

1836

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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